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THURSDAY EDITION

korean-catholics-praying-in-church-with-vails-mantillasAre Koreans the World’s Most Dynamic Catholics?

by Kirsteen Kim,

of Catholic Herald  (link repaired)

My Prayer for Mel Gibson’s Resurrection Film – Leonie Caldecott, Catholic Herald
Which Countries Are the Most Friendly to Families? – Benjamin Harnwell, N.C. Register
South Carolina Honors Catholic Priest with Its Highest Honor – Joseph Pronechen, N.C. Rgstr
Catholic School Report Card – Matthew Archbold, The Cardinal Newman Society
What Translating Benedict’s Words Taught Me – Jacob Phillips, Catholic Herald
Patience and Perfection – Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman
Finding Freedom in Reading Aloud with Children – Maura Roan McKeegan, The Cvlzd Rdr
Mourning for My Maker – David Torkington, Catholic Stand
Book Review: Who Does He Say You Are? – Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur, Catholic Lane
Focus Your Efforts – Pete Socks, Catholic Stand
Anthony Visco, Catholic Artist and Pontifex University Teacher on His Vocation – David Clayton

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Post-Election Day in America 2016 Thursday Edition

Barack ObamaWe Have Been Trumped, What Does That Mean to Us?

by Jeffrey A. Mirus, Ph.D.,

of Catholic Culture

Trump, Brexit, and the Collapse of a World Order – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
What are We Catholic Americans to Do? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Trump’s “Shocking” Victory and Catholicism’s “Lonely Labor” – Carl E. Olson, The CWR
President-elect Trump: a Round-up of Today’s Catholic Reaction – Staff Reporter, Cthlc Hrld
A Complete Sweep for Pro-Lifers – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Trump Wins Catholic Vote in Election that Awoke Religious Feeling – Staff Reporter, Crux
The Parties, the Ideologies, and the Church They Want to Silence – David Mills, Aleteia
Explanation: What Happens between Election Day & Inauguration Day? – Joe Carter, PowerBlog
Trump, Evangelicals, Religion, and the 2016 Exit Polls – Darren Guerra, First Things
Diverse Voters, Deep Passions: What 2016 Exit Polls tell Us – Dylan Pahman, PowerBlog
After Election 2016, Bishops Call for Prayer & Unity as Pro-Life Gps Respond to Wins – C.N.A.

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WEDNESDAY EXTRA

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fordham-universityHow Catholic Schools Lose Their Identity

by Andrew J. Peach, J.D., Ph.D.,

of Crisis Magazine

Callixtus: A YouTube Channel Entirely Devoted to Sacred Music – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
What It Looks Like When Parents Are Supported By Their Parish – Doug Johnson, epicPew
The Winnowing Of Christianity – Rod Dreher
Science: What Went Wrong? – Edward R. Dougherty Ph.D., Public Discourse
Learning to Live Liturgically, Day by Day – Paul Senz, The Catholic World Report
Canadian Euthanasia Figures Three Times Higher Than Expected – Cthlc News Service via CH
Vatican Bishop Lays Out ‘Roadmap’ for Dialogue with Islam – Andrea Gagliarducci, C.N.A.
Chicago Priests Celebrate Cubs’ World Series Triumph – Catholic News Service via CH
Proselytism vs. Evangelization – Eduardo J. Echeverria, The Catholic Thing
Striving For Sainthood – Karen Reep, Catholic Stand
Artist Nellie Edwards Paints the Beauty of Life – Amanda Evinger, N.C. Register
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (9 November, 2016) click here.
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Post-Election Day in America 2016 Edition

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Hillary Clinton speaks in WashingtonWhy Hillary Clinton Failed to Win Over American Catholics

by Father Alexander Lucie-Smith,

of Catholic Herald

Trump’s Triumph Powered by Religious Voters – Matthew Bunson, National Catholic Register
Post-Election, Let’s be Clear on the Limits of ‘Respect’ – David Mills, Crux
G.K. Chesterton on the Lunacy of Self-Esteem – Felix Whelan, Catholic Stand
Trump Wins – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts
Ideology is the Enemy of True Faith – Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine
The Man and the Hour – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Trump Wins: Defeats Pro-Abort Clinton; Plus: Pro-Life Campaign Promises – Claire Chretien
America is Split, the Catholic Church Must Bring People Back Together – Ed Condon, CH
Trump’s Victory could be Good News for Persecuted Middle East Christians – Ed West, CH
Society is People – H.L. Duncan, Catholic Stand
Election Year: A Time for Mercy – Lauren Myers, Ignitum Today
For the WEDNESDAY EDITION (9 November, 2016) click here.
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WEDNESDAY EDITION

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hipster-millenial-catholicWon’t Somebody Please Rescue Poor Tradinistas Slaving Away as Baristas?

by William M. Briggs, Ph.D.,

of The Stream

With Crippling Fines Still Looming, Little Sisters Serve ‘One Soul at a Time’ – M. Hadro, C.N.A.
Ecosexuals Gather to Have Sex with the Earth – Matthew Archbold, Creative Minority Report
“Doctor Strange,” and the Gnostic Way Station – Bishop Robert Barron, Word on Fire
The Health Care Plan That Promises to Protect Your Religious Beliefs – Rachel del Guidice
Poverty Versus Simply Being Poor – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand
We, the Church, are the Maccabees of the 21st Century – Fr. Edward Looney, Cthlc Exchange
Why I’m Catholic: Sola Scriptura Isn’t Historical, Part I – Kenneth Hensley, Catholic Answers
The Most Influential Women in British History – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald
British Columbia’s Highest Court Upholds Religious Freedom – Catholic News Agency
Dominican Rite Calendar for 2017 Available – Fr. Augustine Thompson O.P., New Lit Mov
Why Do Catholics Honor Saints, Mary & Jesus w/ Statues & Paintings? – C. Mendenhall-Baugh
For the Post-Election Day in America 2016 Edition click here.
For the WEDNESDAY EXTRA (9 November, 2016) click here.

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TUESDAY EXTRA

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airbnb-picAnother Multinational Corporation Forces Its Ideology on Everyone Else

by Randall B. Smith, Ph.D.,

of The Catholic World Report

In Memoriam: The Basilica of Norcia – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement
Dutch Cardinal says Papal Encyclical on Gender Theory Might be Needed – Simon Caldwell, CH
Mel Gibson & His 2016 Multi-Media Tour: Can This Fallen Star Ever Repent Enough? – Julia Duin
Watch the Bishop of Rockford & His Priests Rocking Out in Carpool Karaoke – Mary Flynn, eP
The Marxist Roots of the Contemporary Family Crisis – Edward Pentin, N.C. Register
Faith, Doubt, and Analysis Paralysis in The Exorcist – Patrick Malone, Catholic Stand
In Canada, Assisted Suicide Could Also Kill Catholic Healthcare – Catholic News Agency
The End is Near!: The 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – John Bergsma Ph.D., The Sacred Page
Book Review: T&T Clark Companion to Liturgy – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Lit Mov
Perception and Pain – Jean Elizabeth Seah, Ignitum Today
Extend Clemency to Deserving Inmates, Says Pope – Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic Herald
For the TUESDAY EDITION (8 November, 2016) click here.
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Election Day in America 2016 Edition

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chivalry-armor-crusader-sword-gallus-shield-knightWho Will Endure the Coming Persecution?

by Jonathan B. Coe,

of Crisis Magazine

Raymond Cardinal Burke’s Election Day Prayer – Action Item! – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Constitution Won’t Protect Us if the Left Sweeps Thru Our Culture & Institutions – Rachel Lu
Beware of Candidates Who Define Catholicism For Us – Archbishop Joseph Naumann, Crisis
Reflections On The Election: A Lament of a Colorado Catholic – Mike White, Catholic Stand
Against Anti-Christian Bigotry, Trump is Far Better than Clinton – Stephen Herreid, The Strm
Election Night Open Thread for Catholics – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
After Today, the ‘Catholic Vote’ Should Matter More, Not Less – Carl Anderson, Crux
Patron Saint of Politicians – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Socratic Reflections on Election Day – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing
U.S. Bishops Hope to Inform Catholic Vote – Barbie O’Dowd, Crux epicPew
A Word about the Futility of Politics in the West, on Election Day – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D.
For the TUESDAY EDITION (8 November, 2016) click here.
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TUESDAY EDITION

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cs-angelCritique of a Bayesian Case Study of Herod’s Death by an Angel

by Bob Drury,

of Catholic Stand

Mrs. Clinton’s Religion Problem – Stephanie Pacheco, Truth and Charity Forum
Cardinal Zen is Right to be Wary of Vatican’s Approach to China – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith
Pope Francis Receives 300 Habsburgs in the Vatican – Vatican Radio
Quæritur: How to become a Papal Knight of the Supreme Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ? – Z
Politics, Family, and the Benedict Option – Rod Dreher
The Vatican is Reforming Its Communications & so Must Our Parishes – Fr. Ale. Lucie-Smith
Dictatorship and Relativism – James Kalb, The Catholic World Report
7 Saints Proudly Celebrating “No Shave November” – Chloe Mooradian, epicPew
Voting as a Catholic in a Challenging Election Cycle – Bishop Edw. C. Malesic J.C.L., The Reg
How Will Catholics Vote Today? Hard to Predict, Say Experts & Polls – C.N.A. via The Reg
Vietnam Likely the Model for Deal bt. China & Vatican – Andrea Gagliarducci, C.N.A. via Crux
For the Election Day in America 2016 Edition click here.
For the TUESDAY EXTRA (8 November, 2016) click here.

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MONDAY EXTRA

sspx-traditional-catholic-seminary-in-virginia-2016World’s Largest Traditional Catholic Seminary Opens in Virginia: Bishop Fellay Interviewed about Negotiations with the Holy See Concerning the Personal Prelature Status for the S.S.P.X. as “Almost Ready”

by Father Kevin M. Cusick,

of Rorate Cæli

Government Now Entering Our Churches – Patti Maguire Armstrong, Cthlc News & Insprtn
The Sign of Jonah and the Binding of Satan – Emmett O’Regan, Unveiling the Apocalypse
Did a ‘Catholic Spring’ Group Intimidate Florida Churches? – Kevin J. Jones, C.N.A.
What’s Religion Good For? Progressives Weigh In – James B. LaGrand, Public Discourse
40 Saint Quotes To Get Your Mind Off Politics – Tracy Bua Smith, epicPew
7 Premises of Catholic Social Justice – Strahlen Smith, Catholic Stand
On Getting the Government We Deserve – Dusty Gates, Crisis Magazine
Knights of Columbus Head: Catholics Must Be a Source of Post-Election Unity – C.N.A.
Catholics & Libertarian Economics: A Reply to Samuel Gregg – Thomas Storck, The Dist. Rev.
Hacking and the Law, Ethics, Vigilante Justice & Catholicism – Steffani Jacobs, Catholic Stand
California Bishops: Legalizing Marijuana Hurts Kids, the Poor – Catholic News Agency

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MONDAY EDITION

hillary-clinton-in-red-jumpsuitWhy Catholics Dislike Hillary: The Real Reason, Not the CNN Reason

by Kathy Schiffer,

of Seasons of Grace

Trump “Deplorables” Living in Bizarreland – Howard P.Kainz Ph.D., Catholic Stand
Pope Francis’ Reform: How Will the New Dicasteries be Designed? – Andrea Gagliarducci, MV
Fr. Rutler on Presidential Election: One Side is Flawed, but the Other is Evil – Rorate Cæli
What Part of ‘Never’ does America Magazine Fail to Understand? – Phil Lawler, C.C.
Trump’s Video Message to Catholics – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
Election Forecast – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
We Have No King but Christ – Rachel Lu, National Catholic Register
Reason vs. Atheism: A Review of “Faith with Good Reason. . .” by Ben Butera – Kurland Ph.D.
Election 2016: A Supremely Important Decision – Michael Warsaw, N.C. Register
Trump Embodies the American Spirit – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
Extraordinary Jubilee: Extraordinary Divine Mercy – Editor, Ignitum Today

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

beardless-jesus-christWhy Did Caravaggio Paint a Beardless Christ?

by Martinho Correia,

of Beauty of Catholicism

What I Owe My ‘Crazy’ Nuns – Libby Purves, Catholic Herald
These True Stories about the Saints Utterly Will Shock You! – Chloe Mooradian, epicPew
Hope in the Eternal Word: The Silence of Cardinal Sarah – Timothy D. Lusch J.D., Crisis Mgzn
The Priest Who Realized the Earth Revolved Around the Sun – Angelo Stagnaro, The Reg
The Dominican Habit and the Holy Rosary – Fr. Augustine Thompson O.P., New Lit Mov
Holy Confession Can Free a Soul From the Sin of Contraception – John Martignoni, The Reg
The Language of the Church: On the Perennial Importance of Latin – Veronica A. Arntz, RCæli
Hae Woo’s Story: Finding Faith and Fleeing North Korea – John Power, N.C. Register
The Importance of Face-to-Face Relationships – Anne De Santis, Catholic Stand
You Can Do What Jesus Did – Bart Schuchts, Catholic Stand
The Sacred Music of Stravinsky – Michael De Sapio, Crisis Magazine

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SUNDAY MORNING EDITION

comic-cover-menaceHow to Go to Hell

by Edward Feser, Ph.D.

Will Our Theory of Morality Destroy Us? – David Carlin, The Catholic Thing
Feminism Gone Awry – Donald DeMarco Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum
Hymns are Definitely Making a Comeback! – Jessica McAfee, epicPew
Life Worthy of Life: Down Syndrome, Equality, and My Son Silas – Robert L. McFarland J.D., PD
The Western Struggle to “Find Yourself” Look to St. Augustine – Clifford Staples Ph.D., TCC
Winning the Battle in Prayer – Sarah Huntzinger, Catholic Stand
A Rare Liturgical Book from 18th-Century Paris – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement
Story of Japanese Nun in India Captures the Heart of a Missionary – Nirmala Carvalho, Crux
Doubts and Growth in Prayer and Life – Marilyn Rodrigues
Life Trumps Death, Always – Jamey Brown, Catholic Stand
State Ballot Initiatives 2016: Death Penalty, Assisted Suicide Among Issues for Catholics – Fraga

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